Western Africa

Western Africa
Population
397,239,630
Living Languages
890

Institutional: 59, Developing: 214,
Vigorous: 445, In Trouble: 124, Dying: 48
For categories, see Development and Endangerment.
For categories, see Development and Endangerment.
Benin
Population
11,733,000
Living Languages
55

Languages by Status
Institutional
8
Developing
21
Vigorous
23
In Trouble
2
Dying
1
Burkina Faso
Population
20,835,000
Living Languages
71

Languages by Status
Institutional
3
Developing
23
Vigorous
35
In Trouble
8
Dying
2
Cape Verde Islands
Population
550,000
Living Languages
2

Languages by Status
Institutional
2
Developing
0
Vigorous
0
In Trouble
0
Dying
0
Côte d’Ivoire
Population
25,823,000
Living Languages
87

Languages by Status
Institutional
4
Developing
32
Vigorous
36
In Trouble
11
Dying
4
Gambia
Population
2,348,000
Living Languages
11

Languages by Status
Institutional
3
Developing
2
Vigorous
4
In Trouble
1
Dying
1
Ghana
Population
30,418,000
Living Languages
83

Languages by Status
Institutional
13
Developing
48
Vigorous
14
In Trouble
6
Dying
2
Guinea
Population
12,414,000
Living Languages
37

Languages by Status
Institutional
6
Developing
9
Vigorous
14
In Trouble
5
Dying
3
Guinea-Bissau
Population
1,927,000
Living Languages
23

Languages by Status
Institutional
2
Developing
9
Vigorous
8
In Trouble
2
Dying
2
Liberia
Population
5,073,000
Living Languages
31

Languages by Status
Institutional
3
Developing
17
Vigorous
8
In Trouble
2
Dying
1
Mali
Population
19,658,000
Living Languages
68

Languages by Status
Institutional
8
Developing
18
Vigorous
35
In Trouble
7
Dying
0
Mauritania
Population
4,403,000
Living Languages
7

Languages by Status
Institutional
3
Developing
3
Vigorous
0
In Trouble
0
Dying
1
Niger
Population
23,311,000
Living Languages
23

Languages by Status
Institutional
5
Developing
7
Vigorous
9
In Trouble
2
Dying
0
Nigeria
Population
206,140,000
Living Languages
522

Languages by Status
Institutional
19
Developing
77
Vigorous
297
In Trouble
90
Dying
39
Saint Helena
Population
5,630
Living Languages
1

Languages by Status
Institutional
1
Developing
0
Vigorous
0
In Trouble
0
Dying
0
Senegal
Population
16,706,000
Living Languages
39

Languages by Status
Institutional
2
Developing
18
Vigorous
7
In Trouble
10
Dying
2
Sierra Leone
Population
7,813,000
Living Languages
24

Languages by Status
Institutional
6
Developing
11
Vigorous
2
In Trouble
3
Dying
2
Togo
Population
8,082,000
Living Languages
44

Languages by Status
Institutional
4
Developing
22
Vigorous
15
In Trouble
3
Dying
0